A seascape painted onto a mobile phone case recovered from the Sussex coast.

An object once designed to protect our connection to one another became separated from its owner before eventually returning to land. Rather than viewing it simply as litter, this work invites us to consider the stories carried by the objects the sea returns.

The painted horizon offers a moment of stillness against a surface marked by everyday use, transforming something discarded into an invitation to look more closely at our relationship with the coast and the materials we consume.

Part of The Water Gave Us Gifts, this work reflects on repair, afterlife and the unexpected beauty that can emerge from recovered objects.